IT IS A NETWORKED COLLECTION OF VOCABULARY TERMS USING ASSOCIATIVE RELATIONSHIP.
domingo, 7 de febrero de 2016
miércoles, 3 de febrero de 2016
GROUNDHOG DAY
Groundhog Day
domingo, 24 de enero de 2016
sábado, 23 de enero de 2016
BLUE MONDAY
BLUE MONDAY
Blue Monday, it
is considered "the most depressing day of the year", a terrible day
to start a new job, try anything productive or do anything other than go back
to bed and wait for it to pass.
It is supposed the weather is bad, we have little
money because we spent a lot at Christmas season
viernes, 15 de enero de 2016
DATE IN ENGLISH
DATE IN ENGLISH
Un alumno me mencionó la diferencia que notaba en la forma de decir y escribir la fecha en inglés. Entonces decidí escribir este artículo
1. Fechas con solamente números
Cuando digo fechas con solamente números, me refiero a las fechas del tipo 10/11/15 o 10/11/2015. A veces, cuando por ejemplo hay que introducir la fecha en un formulario, aparece reflejado el formato en el que debe escribirse, que puede ser algo así:En Reino Unido (UK)
dd/mm/yy
o
dd/mm/yyyy
d = day
m = month
y = year
En Estados Unidos se escribe primero el mes y después el día:
mm/dd/yy
o
mm/dd/yyyy
Es importante saber esta diferencia y saber de dónde es la persona que te escribe cuando pone la fecha. Por ejemplo:
10/06/15
En Reino Unido, esta fecha se refiere al 10 de junio de 2015; en Estados Unidos, se refiere al 6 de octubre de 2015.
9/11
En Estados Unidos se refiere al atentado terrorista del 11 de septiembre de 2001 como 9/11 (nine-eleven) porque en Estados Unidos se escribe -y se dice- primero el mes y luego la fecha.
Pero en el Reino Unido, 9/11 sería el 9 de noviembre porque se escribe primero el día y luego el mes.
Un detalle
No siempre se escribe la fecha con barras (/); también se pueden usar guiones (-) o puntos (.), por ejemplo:
16-09-15 o 16-09-2015 (UK)
09-16-15 o 09-16-2015 (US)
16.09.15 o 16.09.2015 (UK)
09.16.15 o 09.16.2015 (US)
2. Fechas con palabras
Con fechas con palabras, me refiero a cuando se escribe el mes como una palabra. En documentos o textos más formales, como un contrato o documento legal, es posible ver el día y/o el año escritos como palabras además del mes.Pero esta fechas se escriben de manera ligeramente diferente de cómo se dicen. También se suele mantener el orden de día + mes en Reino Unido y mes + día en Estados Unidos.
Cómo escribir la fecha en inglés
El 16 de septiembre de 2015.
En inglés se escribe:
16th September 2015 (UK)
o
September 16th, 2015 (US)
Observa la diferencia entre cómo se escribe la fecha en español y en inglés.
En inglés no se escribe ni the delante del día ni of delante del mes ni del año. Es decir, cuando escribes la fecha en inglés, no se traduce ni el ni de.
También en la forma estadounidense, se pone una coma después del día.
La th de 16th (o st para 1st (first), nd para 2nd (second) y rd para 3rd (third)) no es imprescindible y se puede omitir, por ejemplo:
16 September 2015 (UK)
o
September 16, 2015 (US)
Cómo decir la fecha en inglés
El dieciséis de septiembre de dos mil quince.
En inglés se dice:
The sixteenth of September twenty-fifteen* (UK)
o
September the sixteenth twenty-fifteen* (US)
Fíjate en que cuando se dice la fecha en inglés, sí se dice the delante del día y también of delante del mes en la forma británica. Sin embargo, no se dice of delante del año.
* De 2001 a 2009 se dice two thousand and one/two/three….nine
A partir de 2010 se suele decir: twenty-ten/eleven/twelve …..etc.
EJEMPLOS
- el 26 de marzo de 2016
- el 2 de junio de 2014
- 12/04/05 (UK)
- 12/04/05 (US)
Se escriben:
- 26th March 2016 (UK); March 26th, 2016 (US)
- 2nd June 2014 (UK); June 2nd, 2014 (US)
- 12th April 2005 (UK)
- December 4th, 2005 (US)
Se dicen:
- the twenty-sixth of March twenty-sixteen (UK);
March the twenty-sixth twenty-sixteen (US)
- the second of June twenty-fourteen (UK);
June the second twenty-fourteen (US)
- the twelfth of April two thousand and five (UK)
- December the fourth two thousand and five (US)
FECHA EN INGLÉS
FECHA EN INGLES
Un alumno me mencionó la diferencia que notaba en la forma de decir y escribir la fecha en inglés. Entonces decidí escribir este artículo
1. Fechas con solamente números
Cuando digo fechas con solamente números, me refiero a las fechas del tipo 10/11/15 o 10/11/2015. A veces, cuando por ejemplo hay que introducir la fecha en un formulario, aparece reflejado el formato en el que debe escribirse, que puede ser algo así:En Reino Unido (UK)
dd/mm/yy
o
dd/mm/yyyy
d = day
m = month
y = year
En Estados Unidos se escribe primero el mes y después el día:
mm/dd/yy
o
mm/dd/yyyy
Es importante saber esta diferencia y saber de dónde es la persona que te escribe cuando pone la fecha. Por ejemplo:
10/06/15
En Reino Unido, esta fecha se refiere al 10 de junio de 2015; en Estados Unidos, se refiere al 6 de octubre de 2015.
9/11
En Estados Unidos se refiere al atentado terrorista del 11 de septiembre de 2001 como 9/11 (nine-eleven) porque en Estados Unidos se escribe -y se dice- primero el mes y luego la fecha.
Pero en el Reino Unido, 9/11 sería el 9 de noviembre porque se escribe primero el día y luego el mes.
Un detalle
No siempre se escribe la fecha con barras (/); también se pueden usar guiones (-) o puntos (.), por ejemplo:
16-09-15 o 16-09-2015 (UK)
09-16-15 o 09-16-2015 (US)
16.09.15 o 16.09.2015 (UK)
09.16.15 o 09.16.2015 (US)
2. Fechas con palabras
Con fechas con palabras, me refiero a cuando se escribe el mes como una palabra. En documentos o textos más formales, como un contrato o documento legal, es posible ver el día y/o el año escritos como palabras además del mes.Pero esta fechas se escriben de manera ligeramente diferente de cómo se dicen. También se suele mantener el orden de día + mes en Reino Unido y mes + día en Estados Unidos.
Cómo escribir la fecha en inglés
El 16 de septiembre de 2015.
En inglés se escribe:
16th September 2015 (UK)
o
September 16th, 2015 (US)
Observa la diferencia entre cómo se escribe la fecha en español y en inglés.
En inglés no se escribe ni the delante del día ni of delante del mes ni del año. Es decir, cuando escribes la fecha en inglés, no se traduce ni el ni de.
También en la forma estadounidense, se pone una coma después del día.
La th de 16th (o st para 1st (first), nd para 2nd (second) y rd para 3rd (third)) no es imprescindible y se puede omitir, por ejemplo:
16 September 2015 (UK)
o
September 16, 2015 (US)
Cómo decir la fecha en inglés
El dieciséis de septiembre de dos mil quince.
En inglés se dice:
The sixteenth of September twenty-fifteen* (UK)
o
September the sixteenth twenty-fifteen* (US)
Fíjate en que cuando se dice la fecha en inglés, sí se dice the delante del día y también of delante del mes en la forma británica. Sin embargo, no se dice of delante del año.
* De 2001 a 2009 se dice two thousand and one/two/three….nine
A partir de 2010 se suele decir: twenty-ten/eleven/twelve …..etc.
EJEMPLOS
- el 26 de marzo de 2016
- el 2 de junio de 2014
- 12/04/05 (UK)
- 12/04/05 (US)
Se escriben:
- 26th March 2016 (UK); March 26th, 2016 (US)
- 2nd June 2014 (UK); June 2nd, 2014 (US)
- 12th April 2005 (UK)
- December 4th, 2005 (US)
Se dicen:
- the twenty-sixth of March twenty-sixteen (UK);
March the twenty-sixth twenty-sixteen (US)
- the second of June twenty-fourteen (UK);
June the second twenty-fourteen (US)
- the twelfth of April two thousand and five (UK)
- December the fourth two thousand and five (US)
sábado, 9 de enero de 2016
WEED
WEED
Se traduce por "mala hierba". En Argentina se les llama "yuyos".
No son otra cosa que las hierbas que crecen descontroladamente, haciendo daño a los cultivos.
De esta palabra deriva el verbo "to weed" (to take out bad plants"
El líquido que algunas personas utilizan para eliminar "las malas hierbas" en Inglés se llama Weed Killer.
También se llama weed al cannabis
miércoles, 6 de enero de 2016
DOO-DOO
I GOTTA GO DOO-DOO
Esta es la expresión que utilizan los niños pequeños en UK cuando quieren ir al baño, pero para "defecar". Es una forma suave, no es grosera. La forma en español sería "tengo que hacer "caca".
HAT TRICK
HAT TRICK
¿Cuál es el origen de la expresión hat-trick?
El curioso término fue utilizado por primera vez en 1858, con un significado mucho más literal. Ese año, HH Stephenson logró tirar los tres wickets con las tres bolas pertinentes. Tres de tres. Dado que fue el primer jugador de críquet en conseguirlo, le regalaron un gorro (hat) personalizado, comprado con las ganancias que el partido había sacado. Al parecer, el término fue utilizado por primera vez en papel en el año 1878.
Aún así, en la actualidad, en críquet, se considera un hat-trick (truco del sombrero) cuando un boleador elimina a tres bateadores de manera consecutiva. Sin embargo, el término es utilizado también en fútbol o hockey, para mencionar que un jugador concreto ha metido tres goles en un partido. En fútbol, además, corre la tradición de regalar el balón del encuentro al que consiga esta proeza. En hockey, normalmente, los aficionados suelen celebrarlo lanzando sus gorros sobre el hielo, para castigo de los pule-pistas.
Según cuenta la leyenda, la primera vez que esta celebración tuvo sentido en el hockey fue en 1946, cuando el patinador de los Chicago Black Hawks Alex Kaleta se apostó con un vendedor de sombreros que si metía tres goles en el partido de esa noche, le daría el gorro que ansiaba completamente gratis. Kaleta, ni corto ni perezoso, acabó marcando cuatro goles contra los Toronto Maple Leaf. Diversos deportes tienen hat-tricks: Los dardos (tres dianas consecutivas); béisbol (tres home-runs); póquer (eliminar a tres jugadores con la misma mano) o rugby (tres tries) son solo un ejemplo.
lunes, 4 de enero de 2016
IDIOM, "START WITH A CLEAN SLATE"
"START WITH A CLEAN SLATE"
Este idiom es ideal para inicio de año, significa hacer borrón y cuenta nueva, empezar de cero cualquier actividad, incluso en las relaciones personales
viernes, 1 de enero de 2016
jueves, 31 de diciembre de 2015
NEW YEAR EVE
NEW YEAR EVE
England
England celebrates the New Year from the evening of December 31st
into January 1st. Traditionally it is not as widely celebrated as
Christmas, but people did not use to celebrate with fireworks,(they
were reserved for Bonfire Night), but at presentthis all across
England people have been setting off fireworks on the stroke of
midnight.
More traditionally, on the stroke of midnight, people open the back door (to let the old year out) and ask the first dark haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying salt, coal and bread. This means that the following year everyone in the house will have enough to eat (bread), enough money (salt) and be warm enough (coal).
In Edinburgh the celebrations always include a massive party from Prince's Street to the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle. Unfortunately due to overcrowding in the past the event is now ticket only.
On New Year's Day (actually from the stroke of midnight) the tradition of first footing is observed. This is because the first person to set foot in a residence in a New Year is thought to profoundly affect the fortunes of everyone who lives there. Generally strangers are thought to bring good luck.
People in Wales also believe that you should pay off all debts before the New Year begins. Tradition states that ending a year in debt means a whole new year of debt.
On New Year's Day "Dydd Calan" in Wales the children get up early to visit their neighbors and sing songs. They are given coins, mince pies, apples and other sweets for singing. This stops at midday.
It can also depend on where you live as to when you celebrate New Year in Wales. Some areas still celebrate Dydd Calan on January 12th.
More traditionally, on the stroke of midnight, people open the back door (to let the old year out) and ask the first dark haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying salt, coal and bread. This means that the following year everyone in the house will have enough to eat (bread), enough money (salt) and be warm enough (coal).
Scotland
In Scotland they always seem to celebrate New Year better than anywhere else. The celebration of New Year's Eve is called "Hogmanay". The word Hogmanay comes from a kind of oat cake that was traditionally given to children on New Year's Eve.In Edinburgh the celebrations always include a massive party from Prince's Street to the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle. Unfortunately due to overcrowding in the past the event is now ticket only.
On New Year's Day (actually from the stroke of midnight) the tradition of first footing is observed. This is because the first person to set foot in a residence in a New Year is thought to profoundly affect the fortunes of everyone who lives there. Generally strangers are thought to bring good luck.
Wales
New Year's Eve is called "Nos Galan" in Welsh, and whilst they also believe in letting out the old year and letting in the newif the first visitor in the New Year is a woman and a man opens the door it's considered bad luck. In addition, if the first man to cross the threshold in the New Year is a red head, that is also bad luck.People in Wales also believe that you should pay off all debts before the New Year begins. Tradition states that ending a year in debt means a whole new year of debt.
On New Year's Day "Dydd Calan" in Wales the children get up early to visit their neighbors and sing songs. They are given coins, mince pies, apples and other sweets for singing. This stops at midday.
It can also depend on where you live as to when you celebrate New Year in Wales. Some areas still celebrate Dydd Calan on January 12th.
sábado, 26 de diciembre de 2015
BOXING DAY
History
of Boxing Day
No one is quite sure where Boxing Day got its start.
One possible origin is from metal boxes that were placed outside of churches during the Middle Ages. These boxes were for offerings to give to the poor on the Feast of St. Stephen, which is also celebrated on the 26th.
Another possible origin is from when wealthy English Lords would give their servants the day after Christmas off as a holiday. They would also give them a box with leftover food or even a present on this day.
The day is likely a combination of these traditions and others.
Boxing Day has nothing to do with the fighting sport of boxing, but rather is a day when gifts are given to people in the service industry like mail carriers, doormen, porters, and tradesmen.
It is celebrated the day after Christmas, December 26th
This day is a holiday in the UK and most other areas that were settled by the English except the United States. Other countries that celebrate the holiday include New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.
What do people do to celebrate?
The main thing people do to celebrate is to tip any service workers who have worked for them throughout the year such as postal workers, the paper boy, the milkman, and doormen.
The holiday is also a day to give to the poor. Some people gather gifts in Christmas boxes to give to poor children throughout the world.
In many countries Boxing Day has become a large shopping day. Just like Black Friday after Thanksgiving, Boxing Day is a day of big markdowns on products that stores were not able to sell for Christmas.
In Ireland the 26th is generally called St. Stephen's Day or the Day of the Wren.
No one is quite sure where Boxing Day got its start.
One possible origin is from metal boxes that were placed outside of churches during the Middle Ages. These boxes were for offerings to give to the poor on the Feast of St. Stephen, which is also celebrated on the 26th.
Another possible origin is from when wealthy English Lords would give their servants the day after Christmas off as a holiday. They would also give them a box with leftover food or even a present on this day.
The day is likely a combination of these traditions and others.
Boxing Day has nothing to do with the fighting sport of boxing, but rather is a day when gifts are given to people in the service industry like mail carriers, doormen, porters, and tradesmen.
It is celebrated the day after Christmas, December 26th
This day is a holiday in the UK and most other areas that were settled by the English except the United States. Other countries that celebrate the holiday include New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.
What do people do to celebrate?
The main thing people do to celebrate is to tip any service workers who have worked for them throughout the year such as postal workers, the paper boy, the milkman, and doormen.
The holiday is also a day to give to the poor. Some people gather gifts in Christmas boxes to give to poor children throughout the world.
In many countries Boxing Day has become a large shopping day. Just like Black Friday after Thanksgiving, Boxing Day is a day of big markdowns on products that stores were not able to sell for Christmas.
In Ireland the 26th is generally called St. Stephen's Day or the Day of the Wren.
A
Christmas box was sometimes placed on ships during the Aged
Exploration.
The sailors would put money in the box for good
luck, then the box would be given to a priest who would open it at
Christmas and give the money to the poor.
jueves, 24 de diciembre de 2015
SANTA CLAUS MAIN POST OFFICE
Santa Claus Main Post Office
Welcome to the colourful Christmas world of beautiful cards, stamps and unique gifts. Sit by the fireplace and write to your friends all over the world. The cheerful Postal Elves will post your greetings for you, whether it’s Christmas or the middle of summer.
Make friends and relatives happy by ordering a Santa Claus Letter, which will be sent by Santa Claus before Christmas. All post will be stamped by hand using the special postmark of the Santa Claus Post Office.
P.S. The secret behind the red post box; all letters put through here will be sent for Christmas.
You can send a letter to Santa Claus using this address:
Santa Claus
Santa Claus Main Post Office
FI-96930 Arctic Circle
FINLAND
miércoles, 23 de diciembre de 2015
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a male reindeer, usually depicted as a young calf who barely has antlers, with a
glowing red nose, popularly known as "Santa's Ninth
Reindeer." When depicted, he
is the lead reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. The luminosity of his nose is so great that it illuminates the team's
path through inclement winter weather.
domingo, 20 de diciembre de 2015
ELECTION VOCABULARY
ELECTION VOCABULARY
ballot:
votación
bill: proyecto de ley
cabinet:
gabinetebill: proyecto de ley
campaign: campaña
candidate :candidato
capitalist: capitalista
centrist: del centro
citizen: ciudadano
coalition:coalición
communist: comunista
congress: congreso
congressman: congresista
Conservative Party: partido conservador
democracy: democracia
democrat: demócrata
democratic: democrático
Democratic Party: partido demócrata
electoral roll: padrón electoral
electorate: electorado
government: gobierno
ideology: ideología
Labour Party: partido laborista
law: ley
left-wing: de izquierda
legislature: legislatura
liberal: liberal
minister: ministro
ministry: ministerio
monarchy:monarquía
nationalist (náshonalist) - nacionalista
opposition (oposíshon) - oposición
parliament (párlament) - parlamento
party:partido
policy: política, plan de acción
political: político (adjetivo)
politician: político (persona)
politics: política
poll: encuesta, votación
president: presidente
referendum: referendum
republic: república
republican: republicano
Republican Party: partido republicano
right-wing: de derecha
rights: derechos
senate: senado
senator: senador
social pressure: presión social
socialist: socialista
suffrage:sufragio
supreme court: corte suprema
to elect: elegir
to govern:gobernar
to run for president: ser candidato a presidente
to vote: votar
voter: votante
jueves, 17 de diciembre de 2015
CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY
Christmas
expressions
- Merry Christmas!
- Happy Christmas
- Happy New Year!
- Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
- Wishing you a prosperous
New Year
- All the best for the
coming year
- Seasons Greetings!
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advent
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the arrival of someone or
something important
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Advent
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the coming (or second
coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas
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angel
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a spiritual being acting as
a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)
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berry
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a
small round fruit
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Bethlehem
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the small town in the Middle
East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
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candle
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a cylinder of wax with a
central wick (like string) which burns to produce light
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chimney
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a vertical pipe in a house
that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Father Christmas
traditionally enters a house through its chimney)
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Christ
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the title of Jesus (also
used as His name)
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Christian
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a person who believes in
Christianity; also an adjective
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Christianity
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the religion based on the
teachings and person of Jesus Christ
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Christmas
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the annual Christian
festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25
December)
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Christmas cake
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a rich fruit cake covered
with white icing, eaten at Christmas
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Christmas card
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a greetings card that people
send to friends and family at Christmas
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Christmas carol
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a religious song or popular
hymn that people sing at Christmas
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Christmas Day
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25 December, the birthday of
Jesus Christ
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Christmas Eve
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the evening or day before
Christmas Day (24 December)
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Christmas holidays
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the holiday period for about
a week before and after Christmas Day
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Christmas present
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a gift or present given at
Christmas
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Christmas tree
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an evergreen tree (often a
spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas
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cracker
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a decorated paper tube that
makes a sharp noise ("crack!") and releases a small toy when two
people pull it apart
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decoration
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something that adds beauty;
ornament
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egg-nog
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a traditional Christmas
drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk
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Father Christmas
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an imaginary being who
brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as
Santa Claus) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard
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fireplace
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a partly enclosed space in a
house where people light a fire for warmth
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frankincense
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a gum used for incense, one
of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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gold
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a yellow precious metal, one
of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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holly
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an evergreen plant with
prickly dark green leaves and red berries
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Jesus
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the name of Christ, the
central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God)
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Joseph
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the husband of Mary (the
mother of Jesus)
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magi
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the wise men from the East
who brought gifts for the baby Jesus
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manger
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a trough for food for horses
or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus)
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Mary
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the
mother of Jesus
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mistletoe
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a parasitic plant with white
berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration
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myrrh
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a gum used for perfume or
incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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nativity
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the birth of a person
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the Nativity
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the birth of Jesus Christ
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nativity play
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a play that people perform
at Christmas based on the birth of Jesus
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new year
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the start of a year; the
period just before and after 1 January
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New Year's Day
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1
January
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New Year's Eve
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31
December
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ornament
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an object that adds beauty
to something; a decoration
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present
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a thing given to somebody as
a gift.
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reindeer
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a deer with large antlers
found in some cold climates (believed to pull the sleigh for Santa Claus or
Father Christmas)
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Santa Claus
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an imaginary being who
brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as
Father Christmas) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard
(Santa Claus may be based in part on the historical figure of Saint
Nicholas.)
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shepherd
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a person who looks after
sheep
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sleigh
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a sledge or light cart on
runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice
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snow
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water vapour from the sky
that falls as white flakes and covers the ground
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star
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a bright point in the night
sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun
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the star of Bethlehem
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the star that announced the
birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Him
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tinsel
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a decoration consisting of
thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas
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turkey
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a bird like a large chicken,
traditionally eaten at Christmas
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white Christmas
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a Christmas with snow on the
ground
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Xmas
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abbreviation or informal
term for Christmas
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